On Tuesday, June 25, 2002, at 10:09:46 AM PST, John Fereira wrote: > Oh, BTW, my Outer Island is *almost* finished. All I have left to do > is the foam outfitting in the cockpit, a bit of sanding and varnish, > and install the deck lines and bungies (the deck is already > prepped). If I really wanted to, I could paddle it today. Wonderful! So which boat will you build next? :-) Also...thanks for all your help in recommending tools, sites for learning, etc. I've collected quite a few fun and exciting tools so far! Today I begin building my saw horses/cradles and a secondary work table. After all this investment in my work space, I guess I'll just have to keep building many boaties! Because of electrician and plumber delays, it's taking a bit longer to get started with my actual building project. The plumber will finally be here this afternoon to install the utility sink, and for now, I've been using a long extension cord for electricity (the electrician can't install the proper electricity until mid-July, and that's just too long to wait!). I'll be ordering my kit this week (I'll start with a CLC Arctic Hawk kit). Next boat after that will probably be from the plans in the Fall 1994 Sea Kayaker magazine. Then perhaps a W. Greenland SOF or two or three! I'm also going to be carving my own Greenland paddles (I'm a recent convert to this lovely type of paddle/technique). This is just too much fun! :-) Several years ago, when I first sat in a kayak and paddled around in circles for an hour, I came back to the dock and told the rental shop owner that I'd found another passion in my life. He just smiled and said that everyone says that. I assured him right then and there that this was going to be a *crazy passion* of mine...and I knew I was right. Here I am, six years later, crazier and happier than ever...just another paddlin' fool! (the owner of that kayak shop is also now one of my dearest friends and paddling buddies). Melissa -- PGP public keys: mailto:pgp_keys_at_gmx.co.uk?subject=0x46C29887&Body=Please%20send%20keys *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jun 25 2002 - 11:42:34 PDT
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